上海大学市北附属中学高三英语摸底考试 （2016.9）考试时间：60 分钟 满分：100 分. Grammar（24 分）(A)The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his most important inventions was the train. He made his first train _1_ he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the steam engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that noise and the smoke _2_ (kill) cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire _3_ their houses. At that time, most people believed _4_ they said.George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and there was no great danger to them. It was a very difficult matter for him _5_ (make) them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it; and the first train that _6_ (drive) by Stephenson himself proved what he had said.The first day when the people along the way heard the noises of the train in the distance and saw it _7_ (run) quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a monster. They did not dare to come out _8_ it had passed.(B)There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The _9_ (common) are news reports. We get them in themselves, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels（新闻短片）. The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you 10_ _ find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything _11_ happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.Although _12_ (compose) of a lot of information, a news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important. It is also written in short paragraphs: the first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item _13_ (give) all the necessary information, what, when, where, how and why. The _14_ paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually _15_ (speak) by them are within inverted commas（引号） . Often there are photographs to go with the news _16_ (make) it more interesting.(C)Bags of LoveLast year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mothers house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly we were always suddenly out of something. (17)_ (wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and (18)_ happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in (19)_ she distributed it to children.I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me shy would she mot want to tell me about what she (20)_ (do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop (21)_ (buy) the groceries if I found out?When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (22)_ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didnt need to keep it a secret (23)_ me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (24)_ selfless she was. Vocabulary（20 分）(A)Some people love to read. Others, struggling with disorders such as dyslexia（诵读困难症）, have a _25_ time at it. Either way, the brain plays a big role in how a person reads.A new study shows that different brains appear to have different problems, depending on the language a person uses. _26_, the brains of people who have trouble reading Chinese and the brains of people who have trouble reading English show _27_ patterns.Scientists can look at a persons brain while it is doing things and figure out which parts of the brain are working at various times. A (n) _28_ called scanner measures where blood flows through the brain during certain tasks. The more blood flows in an area, the more activities there are.In people with dyslexia who use languages with _29_ and letters, such as English, there are disturbances, in the back of the left side of the brain. This region is important for _30_ written letters with their sounds.A. instrument